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geoff: we we learned that you liked raman carts. [laughter] craig: and we also learned that we can do a noise together. are you ready? one, two, three. meow. good night, everybody. say good night.

>> right now, police in montgomery county believe they have come to grips with a suspected killer, 51-year-old phillip gilberty is suspected of killing his estranged wife and dumping her body on a busy

street today. >> ken molestina live in rockville where police believe they have zeroed in on him. >> reporter: what a day this has been today for the law enforcement community out here in montgomery county, as well as the residents here. right now i'm joined by police chief major. he talked to us about the very latest. we understand you all believe the suspect in today's case has in fact committed suicide; is that correct? >> we had information earlier this evening that he was in a home here in 800 block of fordham street in rockville. we got folks surrounding the house very quickly and were able to get the people in the house out, with the exception of the suspect. and while our tactical units were around the house, they heard what they believed was a gunshot. later on, we tried to make contact with the suspect inside. we received no response. we were able to see the suspect laying in a hallway in the

house, so the tactical units entered the house and determined that the subject was deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. and there was a rifle laying next to him. we believe it was a self- inflicted gunshot wound. >> do you believe it was the same rifle used earlier today? >> may have been. we obviously are going to need to check that. it may have been. >> chief, throughout the day, there was a lot of concern throughout the entire community this man was on the loose. talk a little about what it was like for law enforcement throughout the day to get us to the point where we're at right now. what was that like? >> well, we actually had officers around at least a half a dozen locations. we were watching a number of vehicles, some locations where the suspect had made threats against certain individuals, so we had folks all over the county trying to make sure no one else was harmed. the suspect made threats against a number of people to

include members of his family, so we were insuring their safety as well. so certainly we were on edge to say the least, but i can't say enough good things about the men and women of this police department. the officers, the detectives who were working this case nonstop. they did not stop throughout the day to make sure we were able to locate this individual and keep anybody else out of harm's way. >> all right, chief major, thank you very much for your time and thank you for speaking to us. there you have it. the statement that chief major just gave this ordeal that lasted all throughout the day is finally overnight let's go ahead and recap some of the events that led us up to this point that we're at right now. this all started, folks, at 9:39 this morning in kensington along connecticut and noels. this is right in front of the same shell gas station are where one of the d.c. snipers killed someone years ago. here's what happened according to police. they say that the suspect was stopped at a red light.

he had fired his gun, killed a woman in the car. the woman was later identified as heather lynn mcgwire. police say the suspect then opened the door of that car, threw her out and then drove off. soon after that is when phillip gilberti was named a suspect in this investigation. that's when police began a region wide search for phillip. they searched throughout kensington, throughout aspen hill, all areas of montgomery county. late this evening they got a tip he may have been here in the college gardens area. that's why police came out to this area, a s.w.a.t. team was here just like you heard chief major explain. they located the house they believed he was at. when they did have an opportunity to look inside, they found the suspect dead inside from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. of course, police are still going to be out here for a good portion of the night. the good news here, guys, is that the suspect is no longer

on the loose. back to you. >> all right, ken molestina, we thank you. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum shaking up the republican race for president tonight, winning both the alabama and the mississippi primary elections and keeping his campaign very much alive. gary nurenberg is with us to tell us what the numbers mean for him and the other candidates. >> reporter: going in, the pundits said these two southern primaries were a chance for mitt romney to prove to his party he could win among the most conservative voters in the south. it did not happen. alabama, santorum wins 35%. newt gingrich in second place. mitt romney in third. ron paul in fourth. in mississippi, santorum wins there as well. gingrich again second place. romney again third, not getting the wins he was hoping for. ron paul a distant fourth. the first projection tonight for the santorum win in

alabama. the first candidate to the podium tonight, no surprise, rick santorum. >> we did it again. [ cheers and applause ] >> we will compete everywhere. the time is now for conservatives to pull together. the time is now to make sure, to make sure that we have the best chance to win this election and the best chance to win this election is to nominate a conservative to go up against barack obama who can take him on on every issue. [ cheers and applause ] >> rick santorum obviously believes he's the guy to do that. nick gingrich still at the podium had similar thoughts, says he's staying in. >> this is proportional representation. we're going to leave alabama and mississippi with a substantial number of delegates, increasing our total going towards tampa, and we are very grateful to you, because you made that out come possible, and with your help, we're going to take a much

bigger delegation than we had yesterday. >> he didn't win, but he clearly indicated he's staying in. he also said, look, if you're the party's front-runner, how are you going to claim front- runner status if you keep coming in third which is what romney did in both primaries tonight. >> as you said, gary, shaking things up. thank you so much for watching it all for us. meantime, sources tell 9 news federal investigators have subpoenaed a handful of d.c. council members and likely will subpoena even more as part of an investigation into alleged campaign corruption. the feds are after information on business dealings and campaign contributions from businessmen jeff thompson. the fbi and irs raided thompson's home and offices earlier this month. thompson has donated to most current council members, including councilman orange. today orange responded to published reports by producing records of 26 money orders that went to his campaign from thompson contact.

>> there may be maybe ten in the serial numbers are all running the same sequence. >> meaning they were probably bought at the same time. >> bought at the same time. however, the name may have been from georgia, so that would raise a suspicion. >> you're talking about for fraud here. >> i'm not going to make that determination. >> council members who received campaign contributions from jeff thompson say they are re- examining their own records. scott spear is off the hook on criminal charges because of a technicality. now he wants his job back. today the well-known montgomery county teacher and coach accused of having sex with a 16- year-old former student met with school officials that are considering his fate. spear and his attorney say they intend to fight now that the criminal charges have been dropped. >> why does he want his job back? >> well, because it's been his life. teaching and coaching has been his career. and he's had a wonderful

career. he's such a devoted teacher, if anything, too devoted. and maybe that's part of the reason that we have the problem that we have here. >> for now, spear remains on suspension pending the outcome of the school system investigation. the criminal charges were dropped yesterday because the girl in question is actually old enough to consent to sex under the law. and spear is just a volunteer track coach at montgomery highwhere the girl is an athlete and that lets him off the hook under state law. a stunning development in our ongoing 9 news now investigation into a northwest d.c. store we caught allegedly selling alcohol to minors again and again. town square market owner richard pleaded not guilty to criminal charges. we were down at d.c. superior court for the hearing and mr. kim told us he regrets his actions. >> you're very sorry. >> yeah. >> reporter: in broken english, town square market owner

richard kim expressed his remorse for allegedly selling alcohol to minors. a friend from his virginia church helped to translate. >> what does mr. kim say to the parents of the children who bought alcohol from him? >> i feel very sorry. >> reporter: kim isn't just in trouble with the law. he's aggravated his own family. >> my wife say, sir, you in trouble. why you minor sale? my wife, my children much angry. >> i'm wondering how you're 16 years old and you're buying. >> reporter: that anger stems from the nearly 40 police citations issued to minors who purchased at kim's northwest washington store. a business into which he says he sunk his life savings. >> i really don't know about the regulations. it's very hard for me. >> reporter: kim now regrets buying the store, and hopes to sell it as soon as possible. >> how would mr. kim feel if

someone sold his children alcohol? >> it's no good. it's something wrong. >> reporter: town square market recently bought an i.d. scanner to help identify fakeidentifications, but it may be too late. andrea mccarren, 9 news now. >> kim will be back in court on april 17th. he's at the center of two investigations, the criminal one we just talked about and another by d.c.'s alcohol control board. town square's market liquor license is up for renewal in six weeks. president obama promising a full investigation into last weekend's murders of 16 afghanistan women, men and children allegedly at the hands of a u.s. soldier. the president is trying to reinsure the afghanistan people there will be justice in the case. >> the killing of innocent civilians is outrageous and isunacceptable. it's not who we are as a country, and it does not represent our military. >> that soldier is a 38-year-

old father of two. defense secretary pa nettie says the man could face the death penalty if he's found guilty. today, protesters in afghanistan burned an effigy of president obama. they're demanding a public trial for that soldier. as for the taliban it vowed revenge. today militants opened dyer fire on an afghan delegation attending a memorial for those. heroes welcomed today here in washington for a dog, that is, from afghanistan. polly, an 8-month-old male herding dog was found a few months ago wandering the streets of kabul with a collar digging into his neck. an alexandria resident heard about polly from a friend stationed in kabul. she raised about $1200 to adopt polly and bring him here to the u.s. polly's flight arrived today at reagan national right around noon. >> polly is just an animal that has angels around him just to

get out of a land where he can have a great home. >> polly was brought to the u.s. with the help of an animal rescue group in afghanistan. if you want more information about that group, you can go to our website, wusa9.com, and click on the story about polly. topper? >> what a beautiful dog, i tell you that. 81 for the high. the record was 87. that was safe. here's your wakeup weather. probably don't need a jacket. 52 to 60 to start. 60s by 9:00. how high will it go tomorrow? we'll come back and let you know about that and when you might need your umbrella just around the corner. still ahead, 9 wants you to know local teens are abusing cinnamon in a bizarre game. even a school principal is sending home letters to parents. >> it's what the kids call the cinnamon challenge. we'll show you how

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to drink. here's the problem. it's nearly impossible to do because the spice is so dry in the mouth and throat, you see them coughing it up. while the reactions seem funny to some people, the game can have serious health consequences. in fact, last friday the principal of red land middle school in rockville sent this e- mail to parents warning them about the dangers of these so- called challenge games, including this one, the cinnamon challenge. >> okay, so we're going to do this. >> check out social media uploads and you can find hundreds of videos like this. this cinnamon challenge is an old stunt, making the rounds with the new generation of teens. >> i've seen it happen a few times. i've seen a few kids throw up from it. >> a lot of people throw up. i haven't seen people try it without throwing up. i honestly think it's impossible. >> reporter: the challenge works like this. a person is supposed to swallow a tablespoon of ground cinnamon in 60 seconds without drinking anything. the results usually look like

this. coughing, gagging, sometimes vomiting, and always burning pain. >> oh, my god. >> it tasted very bad. >> reporter: this ninth grader who doesn't want to be identified was dared to do it. >> and as soon as i inhaled some of it, i coughed it out and it wasn't a good feeling. >> reporter: there are no accounts of death by this challenge, but doctors say it's a dangerous dare. it can raise blood sugar levels, burn the throat and cause long-term lung damage, especially in people with asthma. >> if it gets into the lungs, it's absolutely a foreign body and you can get anything from an asthma attack to pneumonia. >> reporter: even this site devoted to the challenge has a disclaimer on its home page. do not attempt the cinnamon challenge can be dangerous. >> it's dangerous, and i just don't really want to have that feeling ever again. >> reporter: so let's take a look at something. here's what i have in my hand.

some water and i put cinnamon already in, putting a little more of the spice in. as you can see, even as i mix it, it really does not want to dissolve. so even with all that water, chunks of the cinnamon remain. imagine what this would do in a person's throat with no liquid to help it go down. it made me cringe even thinking about it. it's just crazy. >> it looks crazy. let me get this straight. this doesn't get you high, this doesn't make you feel good? >> no, no, not at all. we've actually done stories on kids using nutmeg or other things to try to get high. that is not what this is about. it is a crazy game, a stunt that's gained pop arty again -- popular ti again because of youtube. thank you anita. a mother in new orleans is showing tough love to a teenage daughter caught shoplifting. 13-year-old arrested for alleged about stealing from

stores at a shopping center. this is her first time in trouble. and her mother's determined to make it her last time. so walker made a t-shirt her daughter has towear. it reads hide your money, hide your clothes, hide everything, because i'm a thief. >> i worked too hard, and i'm not going to have a thief living with me. i refuse to have a thief living with me. >> the teen says she is embarrassed but understands it's all about the love. mama just wants her to stay out of trouble. clowns rung amuck -- running amuck on capitol hill, nothing unusual about that, but elephants, too? the circus is coming to town. tonight half a dozen elephants raided capitol hill making their way to the verizon center where the ringling brothers barnum and bailey circus will hold court thursday through sunday, leading to plenty of work for the guy with the shovel walking behind. >> i was thinking look at this beautiful night in d.c. i'm not

thinking about the pooper- scooper. >> i was third in the pachyderm throwing contest. i got a little plaque. >> we don't know what to make of that. >> we don't know what to say about that. >> the circus came to town. it was an event. the press came. you see who throws the furthest. i came in the third. >> they want you to move on, topper. >> they do? here we go. live look outside. this is brought to you by michael and son. very nice. all the showers are gone. still 67. it's like june outside. winds out of the south at 6:00. pressure rising now. 30.05 inches of mercury. dew point 50. not very dry outside at all. here's the deal. you're going to need your shades tomorrow. probably you can forego the jacket. i just don't think it's going to be that cold even in the early morning hours. going to be more like may, more like late may really, even warmer on thursday. then you might want to locate

the umbrellas. showers possible and some thunderstorms possible, even late thursday and into friday, better chance will be friday. i don't think it's going to be a washout but scattered showers and storms. overnight partly cloudy, mild again. kick off the blankets. you don't need any blankets. in the 50s. winds out of the northwest at about 10. winds have calmed down. tomorrow morning, mostly sunny and mild. grab your shades. 50s and 60s. winds northwest at 10. by afternoon sunny and spectacular. take a walk if you can. 5 or 10 minutes to get out of the office. it's going to be fantastic. highs around 75. unlike last week, winds tomorrow afternoon will be light. that's a pretty good deal. high temps on wednesday. you go up to 70, in the mid- 70s. arlington, springfield, maybe 76. 75 in college park. 75 in bowie. out to the west, mid-70s in fairfax, sterling, herndon. 20 degrees above average. our average high is now 56. we'll break it down. 52 to 60 to start.

at noon, sunshine. 70 to 74. by evening, 72 to 76. warm and just spectacular. all right, we'll break it down next three days. some showers are possible thursday. just added that, late thursday. the bulk of the day is fine, upper 70s. still and by far and away a better chance for showers and thunderstorms on friday. temperatures back into the mid- 70s. after the showers on friday, an unsettled weekend but not a bad weekend. st. paddy's day, the marathon in the morning. a slight chance of a shower i think saturday afternoon and pretty much the same deal on sunday. but not a washout, and temperatures still in the mid- 70s. this would be a good day for mid-may quite frankly. maybe a thunderstorm on monday and upper 70s next tuesday and maybe a shower. you know those cherry blossoms are coming out this side of the 24th. >> i think you're right. thanks, top. march madness week and we're talking redskins. i am okay with that. >> they made some good moves today. they're doing pretty good in

free agency. they focused on the wide receivers today, with three being linked to the team. find out why one of them may not be coming here after all. plus, the capitals keep up the surge tonight.

the redskins blockbuster trade with the rams to get the second pick in the draft became official today. but they're purging of draft picks to get robert griffin, iii meant the redskins needed to do some serious business in free agency. they were busy making sure rg 3 has talented targets to throw to. the redskins signed garson to a five year, deal. they also agreed to terms with former 49ers receiver and d.c. native josh morgan. however, despite earlier reports, the redskins have not signed bronco receiver eddie royal. reports say talks fell through

after other teams started to show interest. the redskins also resigned their starting defensive end to a four year $20 million deal but have yet to reach a deal with fletcher. capitals in a must-win situation tonight. visiting the islanders. now, the caps rallied back from a three-goal deficit. knocked in his own rebound to tie things up at four. big night for the captain. this one went to the all exciting shoot-out. matt hendrix with a littl -- moves them into second in the division one point behind florida. wizards continuing their road trip in dallas keeping up the good offense, mick young -- that's not mick young right there, but they had good offense tonight. their defense was not so good. dirk nowitzki with 2. the mavericks pull away and beat

the wiz 107-98. the georgetown hoyas play at 3:00 p.m. this friday in columbus. ncaa tournament. the game will be broadcast. you can go to wusa9.com to find where to tune in. and of course, dave owens will be live from columbus starting on thursda